ASM Press announces the fourth edition of Molecular Genetics of Bacteria, a textbook that centers on the most-studied bacteria, Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis, in addition to examples from ...
Science Daily: Researchers discover molecular 'barcode' used by bacteria to secrete toxins
Researchers have discovered a molecular 'barcode' system used by disease-causing bacteria to distinguish between beneficial and toxic molecules. Researchers at McMaster University have discovered a ...
A new study finds that bacteria can actively block the transfer of beneficial genes to neighboring cells, using specialized proteins to specifically destroy shared DNA before it spreads.
A new kind of biosensor has been created by an international team of researchers; they made bacteria that are able to detect tumor DNA in another organism. Although bacteria have been modified and ...
Antibiotic resistance is making bacterial infections harder to treat, demanding new therapeutic strategies. A new review highlights bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) as promising nanoscale tools ...
Phys.org: E. coli editing technique expands into a universal toolkit for rewriting bacterial DNA
The ability to precisely edit the genomes of bacteria has long been a goal of microbiologists. Such technology would enable scientists to make new inroads into studying disease, developing sustainable ...
E. coli editing technique expands into a universal toolkit for rewriting bacterial DNA
EurekAlert!: New study sheds light on how bacteria ‘vaccinate’ themselves with genetic material from dormant viruses
Bacteria get invaded by viruses called phages. Scientists are studying how bacteria use CRISPR to defend themselves from phages, which will inform new phage-based treatments for bacterial infections ...
New study sheds light on how bacteria ‘vaccinate’ themselves with genetic material from dormant viruses